My 16-week half marathon training plan

The one we're using this fall to train for the 13.1-mile distance

👉 This isn’t a typical issue of our newsletter, but I wanted to share with you the full version of the training plan we’re using to train for the Richmond Half Marathon this fall, in case you’d like to download a copy and adapt it for your schedule.

There’s a good chance you’ve already seen this plan if you’ve been reading for a while; it includes a week-by-week breakdown of the miles you need to run, the long run each week (in bold), all leading up to the taper a couple of weeks or so before our race day.

There’s also a downloadable PDF version at the end of the schedule, so you can print it out if you like. (I have a few more training plans I’m still working on getting into this format, so watch your inbox for them soon.)

Enjoy and feel free to reach out with any questions!

— Terrell

Week 1 (July 24-30)

• Tuesday — 3 miles

• Thursday — 3 miles

• Saturday — 4 miles

• Sunday — 3 miles

Week 2 (July 31-Aug. 6)

• Tuesday — 3 miles

• Thursday — 3 miles

• Saturday — 5 miles

• Sunday — 3 miles

Week 3 (Aug. 7-13)

• Tuesday — 4 miles

• Thursday — 4 miles

• Saturday — 6 miles

• Sunday — 3 miles

Week 4 (Aug. 14-20)

• Tuesday — 4 miles

• Thursday — 4 miles

• Saturday — 6 miles

• Sunday — 3 miles

Week 5 (Aug. 21-27)

• Tuesday — 5 miles

• Thursday — 5 miles

• Saturday — 7 miles

• Sunday — 2-3 miles